The Directorate of Distance Education of Pondicherry University was established in the academic year 1995 – 96. It offers various graduation, post graduation and P.G. Diploma programs.

Courses Offered-

U.G Courses (3 years-Non Semester) -

Bachelor of Commerce B.Com
Bachelor of Business Administration B.B.A
Bachelor of Arts in Hindi B.A (Hindi)
Bachelor of Arts in Sanskrit B.A (Sanskrit)

P.G Courses (2 years-Non Semester ) -

Master of Commerce M.Com
Master of Arts in English MA - English
Master of Arts in Sociology MA - Sociology
Master of Arts in Hindi MA - Hindi

MBA Programmes (Two Years – Four Semesters)
Master of Business Administration in Marketing
MBA(Marketing)
Master of Business Administration in Finance
MBA (Finance)
Master of Business Administration in International Business
MBA (IB)
Master of Business Administration in Human Resource Management
MBA (HRM)
Master of Business Administration
MBA (General)
Master of Business Administration in Retail Management
MBA (RM)
Master of Business Administration in Tourism
MBA (Tourism)
Master of Business Administration in Operations and Supply Chain Management
MBA (OSCM)
Master of Business Administration in Insurance Management
MBA(IM)
Master of Business Administration in Hospital Management
MBA(HM)
Master of Business Administration in Entrepreneurship
MBA – (ES)

P.G. Diploma Courses with Lateral Entry option under Semester Pattern
(One Year –Two Semesters)

P.G.Diploma in Human Resource Management PGDHRM
P.G.Diploma in Marketing Management PGDMM
P.G.Diploma in Financial Management PGDFM
P.G.Diploma in Business Administration PGDBA

Conventional P.G. Diploma under Non-Semester Pattern (One year)

P.G.Diploma in Event Management PGDEM
P.G.Diploma in Journalism & Mass Communication PGDJMC
P.G.Diploma in Tourism Management PGDTM
P.G.Diploma in Retail Management PGDRM
P.G.Diploma in Patent Law PGDPL
P.G.Diploma in Psychology PGDP

Contact details-

Directorate of Distance Education,
Pondicherry University,
R.V. Nagar, Kalapet,
Puducherry - 605 014.
Phone : 0413-2654439,0413-2654440 Fax : 0413-2655258

All enquiries and correspondence pertaining to the academic matters (Mahe Region Only) must be addressed to

Section Officer
Directorate of Distance Education - Information Centre,
Pondicherry University- Mahe Centre
Mahe - 673 310
Phone : 0490-2332622
Mobile :
Email : infcentremahe@yahoo.com

All enquiries and correspondence pertaining to the examinations must be addressed to

The Controller of Examinations
DDE(Exam)
Pondicherry University,
R.V. Nagar, Kalapet,
Puducherry - 605 014.
Phone : 0413-2654513,0413-2654436